Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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-coma 13<br />
cumul-<br />
gle, col- before l collingual, cor- before r correlation, <strong>and</strong><br />
con- before other sounds concyclic<br />
-coma n combining form NL, fr. Gk kom hair : one having<br />
such hair in generic names Pycnocoma<br />
comico- combining form NL, fr. L comicus : comic : comic<br />
<strong>and</strong> comicotragedy comicodidactic<br />
con- or cono- combining form Gk kn-, kno-, fr. knos : cone<br />
conodont conoplain conoscope<br />
conch- or concho- combining form Gk konch-, koncho-, fr.<br />
konch 1 :shell conchology 2 :concha conchitis conchotome<br />
condyl- or condylo- combining form NL, fr. Gk kondyl-, kondylo-,<br />
fr. kondylos : joint : knob : condyle condyloid<br />
Condylopoda<br />
coni- combining form L coni-, fr. conus : cone Conirostres<br />
coni- or conio- combining form G NL G koni- NL coni-,<br />
conio-, fr. Gk koni- dust MGk konio-, fr. Gk konia, konis<br />
: dust coniosis : spores Coniophora<br />
conidi- or conidio- combining form conidium : conidia conidiiferous<br />
contra- prefix ME, fr. L contra-, contra against 1 :against<br />
: contrary : contrasting : in opposition contra-acting contraindicative<br />
contratenor 2 :pitched below normal bass<br />
contrabassoon contraoctave contraposaune<br />
coraco- combining form NL, fr. coracoides coracoid : coracoid<br />
<strong>and</strong> coracocostal<br />
corall- or coralli- or corallo- combining form NL, fr. L corallium<br />
: coral coralliform coralloid Corallorhiza<br />
-corax n combining form NL, fr. Gk korax : crow : raven<br />
Phalacrocorax<br />
corm- or cormo- combining form NL, fr. Gk korm-, kormo- tree<br />
trunk, fr. kormos : tree trunk : stem Cormophyta<br />
-corn n combining form - L -cornis -horned, fr. cornu horn<br />
: one having such or so many horns unicorn<br />
-corn adj combining form L -cornis : having such or so<br />
many horns : horned<br />
corne- or corneo- combining form F corné-, cornéo-, fr. corné<br />
corneous fr. L corneus, cornée cornea fr. ML cornea 1<br />
: corneous : corneous <strong>and</strong> corneocalcareous 2 : cornea<br />
corneitis : corneal <strong>and</strong> corneosclerotic<br />
corono- combining form prob. fr. F, fr. coronal, adj. anat<br />
: coronal <strong>and</strong> coronobasilar coron<strong>of</strong>acial<br />
cortico- combining form L cortic-, cortex bark 1 :cortex esp<br />
: cerebral cortex corticoefferent 2 : cortical <strong>and</strong> corticospinal<br />
cosm- or cosmo- combining form ME in cosmographie cosmography,<br />
fr. L cosm-, LL cosmo-, fr. Gk kosm-, kosmo-, fr.<br />
kosmos : world : universe cosmorama cosmogenesis<br />
-cosm n combining form - ME -cosme, fr. MF, fr. ML -cosmus,<br />
fr. Gk kosmos : world microcosm loxocosm<br />
cost- or costi- or costo- combining form F, fr. L costa : rib<br />
: costa costectomy costiform : costal <strong>and</strong> costoradial<br />
costosternal<br />
cotyl- or cotyli- or cotylo- combining form Gk kotyl-, kotylo-, fr.<br />
kotyl : cup : organ or part like a cup cotyloid cotyliform<br />
Cotylosauria : acetabular <strong>and</strong> cotylosacral<br />
-cotyl n combining form - cotyledon : cotyledon dicotyl<br />
epicotyl<br />
counter- prefix ME countre-, fr. MF contre-, contre adv. 1 a<br />
: contrary : opposite : adverse countercurrent counterorder<br />
b :opposing : retaliatory : answering counterblow<br />
counterweapon 2 :complementary : corresponding : alternate<br />
counterweight counterpart countertheme 3<br />
: duplicate : substitute counterfoil<br />
-cracy or -ocracy n combining form - MF LL MF -cratie,<br />
fr. LL -cratia, fr. Gk -kratia, fr. kratos strength, power 1<br />
: form <strong>of</strong> government also : state having such a form democracy<br />
mobocracy squirocracy 2 :social or political class<br />
as <strong>of</strong> powerful persons plutocracy snobocracy 3 :theory<br />
<strong>of</strong> government or <strong>of</strong> social organization technocracy<br />
crani- or cranio- combining form cranium : cranium craniostosis<br />
craniometry : cranial <strong>and</strong> craniospinal<br />
-crania n combining form - NL, fr. ML cranium + L -ia -y<br />
: -skulledness platycrania : condition <strong>of</strong> the skull or head<br />
amphicrania<br />
-crat or -ocrat n combining form - F -crate, back-formation fr.<br />
-cratie -cracy -cratique -cratic 1 :advocate or partisan <strong>of</strong><br />
a theory <strong>of</strong> government democrat physiocrat theocrat<br />
2:member <strong>of</strong> a specified dominant class bureaucrat plutocrat<br />
3 :member or supporter <strong>of</strong> a political party or faction<br />
Dixiecrat -cratic adj combining form<br />
cre- or creo- also kreo- combining form G kreo-, fr. Gk kre-,<br />
kreo-, fr. kreas : flesh creodont creophagous kreotoxism<br />
creat- or creato- combining form fr. créat-, fr. Gk kreas : flesh<br />
creatine creatophagous<br />
cren- or creno- combining form Gk krn-, krno-, fr. krn<br />
spring perh. akin to OE hrn, hrn sea, ON hrnn wave 1<br />
: spring : mineral spring crenic crenotherapy 2 :crenic<br />
acid crenite<br />
crico- combining form NL, fr. cricoides cricoid : cricoid<br />
cricotomy : cricoid <strong>and</strong> cricothyroid<br />
crini- combining form L, fr. crinis : hair criniculture criniparous<br />
-crinus n combining form NL, fr. Gk krinon lily : a crinoid <br />
in generic names <strong>of</strong> Crinoidea Actinocrinus Pentacrinus<br />
cross- or crosso- combining form NL, fr. Gk krossoi tassels,<br />
fringe akin to OE <strong>of</strong>erhrgan to tower above, MHG ragen to<br />
tower up, stick up, MD raghen, Gk krossai coping <strong>of</strong> a parapet,<br />
OIr crích end, furrow, Russ krokva pole, rafter basic<br />
meaning: jutting out, sticking up : fringe Crossaster<br />
crossopterygian Crossosoma<br />
-crotic adj combining form NL -crotus fr. Gk -krotos, fr. krotos<br />
beat, clapping + E -ic akin to Gk krotein to clap : having<br />
such a heartbeat or pulse polycrotic<br />
-crotism n combining form - -crotic + -ism : condition <strong>of</strong> having<br />
such a heartbeat dicrotism<br />
cruro- combining form NL, fr. L crur-, crus leg : crural <strong>and</strong><br />
cruroinguinal, crurotarsal<br />
cry- or cryo- also kryo- combining form G kryo-, fr. Gk, fr.<br />
kryos icy cold : cold : freezing cryanesthesia cryogen<br />
kryokonite<br />
crym- or crymo- combining form NL, fr. Gk krym-, krymo-, fr.<br />
krymos icy cold : cold : frost crymodynia crymotherapy<br />
crypt- or crypto- also krypt- or krypto- combining form NL, fr.<br />
Gk kryptos 1 :hidden : covered cryptobranch cryptoporticus<br />
2 :invisible : latent cryptocrystalline cryptomere 3<br />
: occult cryptesthesia 4 : secret : private cryptogram<br />
cryptonym 5 :hidden by dissembling : unavowed crypt<strong>of</strong>ascist<br />
cryptorationalism<br />
crystall- or crystallo- combining form Gk krystal-, krystallo-, fr.<br />
krystallos ice, crystal : crystal crystalliferous crystalluria<br />
crystallogenic<br />
cten- or cteno- combining form NL, fr. Gk kten-, kteno-, fr.<br />
kten-, kteis : comb ctenacanthus ctenophore<br />
-ctonus n combining form NL, fr. Gk ktonos murder akin to<br />
Gk kteinein to slay, Skt kaoti he wounds, injures, OPer<br />
a-shata unhurt : killer in generic names esp. <strong>of</strong> insects<br />
Dendroctonus<br />
cub- or cubi- or cubo- combining form NL, fr. Gk kyb-, kybo-,<br />
fr. kybos 1 a : cube cuboctahedron cubiform cubomancy<br />
b :<strong>of</strong> the third algebraic degree cubinvariant cubocubic<br />
2 cubo- : cuboid <strong>and</strong> cubometatarsal<br />
cubito- combining form F, fr. L cubitus elbow : cubital <strong>and</strong><br />
cubitocarpal<br />
culic- or culici- combining form NL, fr. L culic-, culex : gnat<br />
: mosquito Culicidae culicifuge<br />
culmi- combining form L culmus : stalk : culm culmicolous<br />
culmiferous culmigenous<br />
cum- or cumo- combining form cumin : cumic : cumin<br />
cumaldehyde cumoquinol<br />
cumul- or cumuli- or cumulo- combining form NL, fr. L cumulus<br />
heap, mass 1 :cumulus <strong>and</strong> cumulocirrus 2 :cumulus<br />
cumulous 3 :heap : mass cumulose
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